However, when Mitsuhide was
defeated by Hideyoshi TOYOTOMI
in the Battle of Yamazaki, Hidemitsu,
who abandoned the Azuchi-jo Castle, and carried
out the
famous 'Kosui-watari' (
rapid crossing of Lake Biwa), stabbed Mitsuhide's
wife and children
in the Sakamoto-jo Castle
in Omi, and ultimately, killed himself.